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Fifty Years Later, Are We Still the Church of the Poor?
Fifty years ago today, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that the Church is a “Church of all and in particular the Church of the poor.” This statement, from a radio address one month before the opening of...
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Would Jesus Own an iPhone?
On a retreat with college students earlier this year, we collected everyone’s cell phones as a way for students to disconnect from all they left behind and to be present to the group during our time...
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The New Evangelization?
A little over two weeks ago, Fordham University had the privilege of hosting an evening of conversation about Catholic faith, humor, and joy with Fr. James Martin, SJ, Stephen Colbert, and Timothy...
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Shouldering Our Weight
Last year I had the privilege of teaching a theology course on Christian faith, service, and solidarity. It was filled with more than sixty college students (mostly seniors) who were deeply committed...
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Not the Time for Heroes
We Americans are fascinated by individuals. We are drawn to their stories of sacrifice, endurance, and accomplishment. Programming from this past summer’s Olympics linked personal narrative to...
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Season of Giving
When the calendar flips past Thanksgiving, that means two things: leftover turkey sandwiches and a month of hyper-saturated, over-the-top Christmas commercialization. Yesterday, CNN reported that...
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Let Us Pray
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI produced an incredible array of responses from Catholics, Christians, and non-Christians all around the world. After the initial shock (and sadness, appreciation,...
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To Practice Resurrection
As the world gets to know Pope Francis, one thing is becoming overwhelmingly clear: this is a man who takes the symbolic meaning of his actions very seriously. From the way he travels to the way he...
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A Virtuous Response to Terror?
Boston has been my home for almost six years. It didn’t take me long to love it. I’m not sure if it’s the blue-collar feel to a city that prides itself in not being New York, if it’s the way...
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More than a Day
This Mother’s Day, Americans will spend an estimated $21 billion to show their appreciation and love to the women who gave us the gift of life. That breaks down to almost $170 for each consumer to say...
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Find a Parade Today
Sociologist Robert Bellah has described Memorial Day as a day that serves to “integrate the local community into the national cult” of American civil religion. Memorial Day was first officially...
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Are You Not Entertained?: How Should NFL Fans Respond to Off-the-Field Violence?
In the days leading up to this year’s Super Bowl, journalists pondered whether the NFL’s drive to increase revenue might come at the cost of squeezing out the NFL’s broadest fan base. NFL Commissioner...
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Oscar Romero: More Than a Saint
I still remember the first time I watched the movie “Romero.” It opened my eyes to the realities of people living in conditions I could hardly imagine, growing up in the Midwest. I was moved by...
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The Environmental Encyclical is Out – Now What?
Last week, Pope Francis released his first major teaching letter, Laudato si’ (“Praise Be,” invoking the opening lines of St. Francis of Assisi’s canticle, “Brother Sun and Sister Moon”). An encyclical...
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Guns in America: Ideology or Idolatry?
Guns take a life every 16 minutes in the United States—92 lives every day. In a compelling op-ed for The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof argues that the time has come to address gun violence in...
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Alan Kurdi, Martyr
Civil war has ravaged Syria for more than 4 years. In that time, almost a quarter million people have been killed (in documented deaths alone), at least 7.6 million civilians have been displaced from...
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Is The ‘Francis Effect’ Overcoming American Indifference to Climate Change?
Last week, Yale University released a study, The Francis Effect: How Pope Francis Changed the Conversation About Global Warming. The report aims to measure the impact of Pope Francis’ encyclical,...
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From the Francis Moment to the Francis Movement: Mercy is the Way Forward
Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for President and Hillary Clinton has math firmly on her side to win the Democratic nomination, the next six months of politics is going to...
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Sports, Solidarity, and #BlackLivesMatter
Earlier this week, ESPN hosted its annual award show, the ESPYS. This year’s show—usually a lighthearted celebration of sports’ greatest athletes and accomplishments from over the previous year—got...
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Peace Requires Interfaith Solidarity
On September 20th, Pope Francis joined thousands of pilgrims in Assisi for the World Day of Prayer for Peace. This event commemorated the 30th anniversary of the gathering that brought together...
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